<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/22/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Alan Barnard</b> <<a href="mailto:pianotuner@embarqmail.com">pianotuner@embarqmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><p>Questions for experienced users, please ...</p>
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<p>1. Since one can't do the old overpull and settle routine, is an impact whack down as good as a whack up, vis-a-vis stability?</p></div></blockquote><div>Yes, but like a traditional lever, you still have the ability to nudge the pin without moving the pin in the block. So you have a "window" of up-or-down movement to set the string after the pin is set. A small impact might not move the pin in the block, but it can make the pitch change. Once you become familiar with that, it gets much easier.
<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><p>2. If a fairly large movement is made in one whack, and it just happens to hit the mark, will that be stable?
</p></div></blockquote><div>Yes, if a hard test blow doesn't make it move. <g> <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><p>3. For relatively big moves--say 4 cents or more--do you just use the hammer like a "regular" tuning lever, to get it close?</p></div></blockquote><div>What do you mean? I'm not understanding your question.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><p>4. In the treble, it seems like you have to play the note constantly while whackawhackawhacking in small increments. Comments?
</p></div></blockquote><div>You're getting the hang of it. Now just keep doing it 1,000 more times, and you'll have it down perfectly...with fewer whacks. <G> I personally think that playing a treble note repeatedly like you describe is best regardless of which tuning lever is used. The RCH takes getting used to, but it's easier than learning a traditional lever technique.
<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><p>5. Anything else that might help an experienced newbie like me???</p></div>
</blockquote><div>Practice. I like to set the pin in the block, then set the string with a very small upward motion. I've noticed that it seems to yield better stability than a downward impact.<br></div></div><br>You can always go to one of your churches to practice. That way, you
might be able to follow up in a couple weeks to see how stable the
tuning was.<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>JF<br><br><a href="http://www.ronpaul2008.com">www.ronpaul2008.com</a>